Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches in South Africa
South Africa: Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches was 0.2566 kg per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in South Africa, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in South Africa is 0.2566 kg per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in South Africa peaked at 0.3738 kg per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1134 kg per person, in 1983.
That places South Africa 38th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches in South Africa, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1199 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1202 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.1192 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1181 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1238 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1236 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.123 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1235 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1218 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1164 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1266 kg per person | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1343 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1486 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1168 kg per person | -21.4% |
| 1975 | 0.115 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1153 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1154 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1155 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1171 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1181 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1185 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.116 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1134 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1161 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1174 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1186 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1197 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1207 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1217 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2095 kg per person | +72.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2137 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2052 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2098 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.213 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2217 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2416 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 0.248 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2436 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2538 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2635 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2844 kg per person | +7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.306 kg per person | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2949 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2955 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.25 kg per person | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2592 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2846 kg per person | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3342 kg per person | +17.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3541 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3718 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3738 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3688 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3015 kg per person | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2959 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2838 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2842 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2884 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2891 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2895 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2846 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2672 kg per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2677 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2566 kg per person | -4.2% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.2566 kg per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1647 kg per person, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.2566 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.123 kg per person, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds: Manure left on pasture … left capita leaches in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +72.1% | 0.1217 kg per person | 0.2095 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1215 kg per person | 0.1181 kg per person | 0.1238 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1221 kg per person | 0.115 kg per person | 0.1486 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.118 kg per person | 0.1134 kg per person | 0.1217 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.226 kg per person | 0.2052 kg per person | 0.2538 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2926 kg per person | 0.25 kg per person | 0.3541 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3147 kg per person | 0.2838 kg per person | 0.3738 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.269 kg per person | 0.2566 kg per person | 0.2846 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in South Africa?
- Poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in South Africa was 0.2566 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3738 kg per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1134 kg per person in 1983.
- How does South Africa rank for poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- South Africa ranks 38th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is poultry birds — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Poultry Birds — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.